Business & Finance
Denmark: Walney Offshore Windfarms Finalises Shareholder Financing
DONG Energy has successfully supported its partner, OPW, in achieving refinance of the purchase (completed in December 2010) of their 24.8% stake in the 367MW Walney Offshore Windfarms (Walney). OPW, a joint venture between Dutch pension fund PGGM and renewable energy investor Ampere Equity Fund, ac
Germany: DNV and GL to Merge
An agreement has been signed to merge DNV and GL. The new entity will be called DNV GL Group. It will be one of the world’s leading ship classification societies and risk experts in the oil and gas, renewable energy and power sectors, and among the global top three within management system certifica
RTE France Requires Contractor for Offshore Wind Farm Impact Assessments
RTE France (Réseau de transport d’électricité) is seeking contractors to provide offshore wind farm impact assessments and related documents for the electrical connection of offshore wind farms. The work relates to part-marine and part-terrestrial connections, bibliographic and measurement studies u
Ramboll Acquires German Offshore Wind Consultancy
Preparing itself for the increasing demand in Northern Europe for its consultancy services, Ramboll has acquired a strong player in offshore wind in Germany. The company, IMS Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, has 57 highly specialised employees located in Hamburg, which is the epicentre for offshore wind i
The Netherlands: Greenchoice and Delta to Buy Electricity from Typhoon Offshore
Energy companies Greenchoice and Delta are in talks with Typhoon Offshore, the developer of the mega wind farm Gemini, about using the huge amount of electricity that can be generated as from 2016. The Gemini is to start on the drawing board in 2013 . The planned wind farm will be 55 kilometers nort
The Netherlands: IHC Merwede Appoints New Offshore Sales Director
René Raaijmakers has been appointed as IHC Merwede’s new Offshore Sales Director. He succeeded the previous incumbent Twan Voogt on 1 December 2012. Mr Raaijmakers joined IHC Merwede’s in April 2012 as Product Director of the Renewables department and Manager of IHC Offshore Systems. In his new role
Iberdrola Selects AREVA Turbine for Wikinger Offshore Wind Project in Germany
World-leading renewables operator, Iberdrola, has once again selected AREVA’s offshore wind technology for the Wikinger project, to be developed 35 kilometers off the German Baltic Sea coast. Under the terms of the agreement, AREVA will supply its M5000 5 MW turbine for the Wikinger wind farm that w
Belgium: Jan De Nul Group Orders Cable Turntable for Northwind Offshore Wind Farm
Jan De Nul Group awarded a contract to supply a 5,400 tonnes capacity cable turntable to offshore handling systems specialist Caley Ocean Systems. The turntable, including a 5 tonnes and 10 tonnes deck tensioner, is destined for the vessel Willem de Vlamingh. In addition to this turntable, Caley is
Fred. Olsen Renewables Secures Offshore Grid Connection for Codling Wind Park (Ireland)
Fred. Olsen Renewables Ltd. has confirmed that it has signed a grid connection offer of 1GW for Codling Wind Park, with co-owners Hazel Shore Ltd satisfying the typical power requirements of more than 160,000 homes. The Irish Waters project, which is situated in shallow waters, currently consented f
Scottish Renewables Welcomes EU Funding
Scottish Renewables has responded to announcement that the European Commission has awarded support from the NER 300 fund. Kyle Rhea Tidal Turbine Array will be offered €18.4m euros and the Sound of Islay €20.7m euros. Lindsay Leask, Senior Policy Manager for Scottish Renewables, said: “This is great
Denmark: Nordic Offshore Marine to Provide Personnel for DONG’s German Wind Farms
Nordic Offshore Marine announces that it has been awarded a 5 year frame agreement with DONG Energy for supply of manpower to German Offshore Wind Farms. The contract is an approval of the great efforts that Nordic Offshore Marine has put into the supply of high quality personnel for the offshore in
EU Awards EUR 1.2 Billion for Renewable Energy Projects
The European Commission awarded over €1.2 billion to 23 highly innovative renewable energy demonstration projects under the first call for proposals for the so-called NER300 funding programme. The projects will be co-financed with revenues obtained from the sale of 200 million emission allowances fr
Andrew Tyler Resigns as CEO of Marine Current Turbines (UK)
Dr Andrew Tyler FREng CBE has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Siemens’ Marine Current Turbines (MCT) and will be leaving the company at the end of the year. Andrew was appointed as MCT’s CEO in June 2011 after five years as Chief Operating Officer for the UK Ministry of Defence. Andrew was re
Norway: Ratos and Ferd Acquire All Shares in Aibel
Ratos and the Sixth AP Fund together with the Norwegian industrial and financial group Ferd, have signed an agreement to acquire all the shares in Aibel, a leading Norwegian supplier of services related to oil, gas and renewable energy. The purchase price (enterprise value) amounts to approximately